Airplane Passengers Evacuate Plane After It Catches Fire in Denver, Video

American Airlines passengers were forced to evacuate a plane on the Denver International Airport tarmac after a plane’s landing gear caught fire … and, the chaotic scene was caught on video.

American Airlines Flight 3023 — a Boeing 737 MAX 8 — was set to go from DIA to Miami around 1 PM Mountain time today … when a problem occurred with the plane while it was still on the runway.

🚨#BREAKING: Watch as People evacuate from a American Airlines jet after a left main wheels caught fire📌#Denver | #ColoradoWatch as passengers and crew evacuate American Airlines Flight 3023, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, at Denver International Airport. The Miami-bound jet was forced… pic.twitter.com/RmUrXYj5Jp

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 26, 2025

Video going around social media shows the evacuation … people sliding down the inflatable slide onto the ground — some gracefully, some less so…

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